The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, January 01, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextT rhe Guard Wishes for all its Readers in all its Field That the New Year Opening Today may be a Happy one -if City News Items About People You Know and Happenings That Reflect the Life of Eugene and Its Var ied Daily Activities. VOL 67 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1023 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY NO. 153 THE WEATHER ' Oregon Unsettled tonight and Friday; pnbably rain west of the Cascades; oa change In tempera ture; fresh and strong southwest winds. Temperature Wednesday. Maximum, 49 degrees; minimum, 36; trace of precipitation; direc tion of wind, northwest. Stage of river, 1 1 feet. HOME EDITION If " u 4 mm tolen Auto Found :A light automobile stolen Decent er 17 from Mac McLean, was recov red in Corvallis yesterday, accord ig to word received by Frank K. 'aylor, sheriff. A young mou whose ainc is unknown rented the car to 6. to Cottage Grove, and failed to eturn. It was learned that the car rokc down near CorvnUis, so Henry :obinson, chief of police in Corvallis, earing that the auto had been abnn- oned in the gnrage there, notified le sheriff's office here. 9 At County Jail Forty-nine prisoners at the Lane ounty jail greeted tho new year from le inside. This is the record num er crer registered at the jail, a siin- ar number having been reported bout threo weeks ago, according to 1. L. Lee, jailer. Nothing special p the way of a, celebration is held Miny with the exception . of the Happy New Year" greetings between imates. labeas Corpus Filed Through habeas corpus proceedings 'aul C. Dormitzer of Portland has btniucd an order from Judge Skip- -brth to produce Leon It. F.dmunson 1? court Friday to hear further ar- omcnts on Kdmunson'a cose. Ed- mnson is serving two sentences, ach for six months in jail and $300 inc. Mr. Dormitzer declares that Idmunson is unlawfully deprived of is liberty through malice. lere From California Mrs. E. P. Chambers and lattlc lighter Janet Sue have arrived here r'oin their home at Gridley, Cnl., to jend the next turco weeks willi Mrs. Cambers' parentB, Mr. and Mrs. ("J. . Bngue. Mr. and Mrs. Uoguo and icir daughter and granddaughter will live for Gridley where, they plan to jend the wiuter. noumonia Claims Youth . '.Clayton llayden, 10, son of Mr. and Irs. Albert llayden of Murrain, died ust night nt the lhuicne hospital jtun an attack of pneumonia. He had di n n patient but n few days. The quill is survived by his parents ami sjn hrotliers. The body is nt the Ailkcr chapel, Springfield, mid fun nil noi-vicca will be announced later. ;ors to Salom K. .1. Moore, county school aupcr iliiiilenl, left for rlem today to iii nil a week at the state superin- 4lent's office grading papers of uWc who took the recent scmi-an- ml teachers' examinations. Mr. re also expects to attend the tile convention of county supcrin ctiilcnts. I II nisters To Meet I'l'he first meeting of the Eugene fjnistcrinl association tins year will 4 at a noon luncheon January 0, it rbs announced today. New officers i the association havo already been Stalled. Icturn from California I IT. and Mrs. J. I. Fist-he.' have f'urned from San Francisco where ey spent the holidays visiting with latives. EAL ESTATE SEEN Kugene real estate dealers in com n with other business men of the !:.r sre gratified over tbe past yenr i the way of development both to th? iivantogc of the city ss a whole and j their own particular prosperity. C e heaviest year in the city's history the way of property sales, is uie isensus of opinion of several of the cest realty brokers operating here, at this is the prelude to another big 1 ir, especially in tho fcuylng and sell : of residence property, is the firm inron voiced. Mnro than 70 licensed dealers In il estate transact business in Eu About 20 of this number are iliated with tbe Kngene realty "d. accordinj to II. A. MeCulIy, sident, "TJie larce number of residence s purchased during tbe past set- month in t)i oitv trwtir-atii (hut ! ill the coming of spring that there I II be a big increase in the buildiut I duellings," 'j the prediction of the raltor. FINDS EUGENE A QUIET CITY Old Year Passes In Silence, While New Year Comes In Blaze Of Glory Whistles, Bells And Songs Greet Youngster At ' Midnight Hour January 1, the day of the. clean shite, tbe smiling face, and the fresh start, was observed quietly iq Eugene today. t The infant wearing a single garment and a winning smile, was left on the city's doorstep at 12 o'clock last night, while parties, dances and other entertainments reached the peak of their merriment. Old Man 1024 left in silence. No one knew where lie went, and no one cared. His heritage of community progress is the chief thing by which he will be remembered. His declining days of freezing weather may never be forgotten. Arrival of the New Year was mark ed with blasts from whistles, clang ing bells, and noisy songs in various parts of the city. Prisoners in tjie counly jail, nearly half a hundred of them, warbled "When. the ltoll is Called Up Yonder, I'll Be There," nud other old-time gospel hymns nt 11 o'clock, someone making a mistake and starting the celebration too early.- Crowds assembled nt the I. O. O. F. band party at the Odd Fellows temple, .and danced away the hours until tJie arrival of tbe New Year. A large gathering of Knights of Pythias attended the watch party at the new temple at Kleventh avenue nnd Olive street, Members of the Assembly elu'i singed a formal New Year's ball in the Laraway building. The radio was the .chief soun e of entertainment in private parties, and nearly every large broadcasting feta tion in the country was on the nir'' with a program and dmce music until 1 o'clock a. m., when most of the parties broke up. 1 Fatal Shootings On New Year's Eve Reported in Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Fur fatal shunt ingf only two arrests, Jor drunkenness, packed hotel dining rooms, cabarets and restaurant, ami numberless private . house parties, heralded the New Year into Chicago. Stray bullets believed fired by per- j sons joining in the celebration weiV declared responsible fur the deaths of four men. One was a p:sienger of a suburban train. He died on the j train. Another was idiot to death In ' his home when a bullet came through i a window and two others were found dead of bullet wounds on the streets. Home Winner to Enter University rORTIANl), lire.. Jan. 1. MiM f .Tulia Sutherland Groo, 18 -year-old j Lincoln high school girl, who wn the i grand prize among a million cmpctl-i tors, awarded by the Lighting Ivlu-I cation committee was greatly sur- j prised when she received the news. The winning essay represeuted the! work of evenings for ao(it two weeks, she explained. It pointed out pood and poor methods of lighting and how to change the poor for the goo I. It was nccomp:inied by a scbe.ne of using bracket and celling filtures, floor and table limps, which .Mis Groo made with water colors and small r"'prdn'tions of various fix tures supplied by the committee. SI.e nude the drawings herself, and he alo dii nil the work herself, al though her father. Jay t. Groo. S7 north "'-d street, is in electricnl en gineer. jlijs (in said she expects to en ter the University of Oregou next fall to nudr i Christmas Seal Sale Shows Lane To Be Generous Reports on the sale of Chr'.tinus teaU in l.auc county indicate that the sought for goal of $l'UU0 may be reached with the return from several communities (hat still have receipts from the stamp sale, according to Mrs. K. H. Keeker, chairman of the committee iu charge. Approximately 1-lUO h;;s already been collected, Mrs. Decker stt.d to day. The total sales at the boutlu were $liJ5.-l5. The city schools report ed $100 colIeeUd and the rural schools, with about one-third yet to report, have collected L'77. Juuction City sent in SolUilt. Uepum from Creswell, Cottage (.J rove and Spring field are not yet filed. Kugcne busi ness houses collected $.iru and $H0U more was obtuiued through the mail sales, Mr. Decker states. T Excavation fr Hip new build'ng to lie erected by A. H. liray adjoining the present dray's Cash and Carry store on Seventh avenue east will be started as soon as weather permits, according to announcement today of Mr. Gray. A contract for this worj is being made with the A. C. .Mathews company. The plans of the new build ing which were announced several months ago coll for n full basement and a concrete building of two stor ies. The dimensions of the lot aie "i0 feet on Seventh avinue and 111 feet to Fark street in the reur. The upper floor of the new build ing will be used for the produce de partment of the store. The present iiuirli'iH of this department acros the alley from the present retail store will be taken over by the It. A. Itabh hardware company for use as a warehouse. The completion of tbe new bu hling will more than double the present floor sp:u-e of tbe firm. .Mr. Ilrny stales. It is Imped to start op erations imineilintely in order to have the place ready by late in tbe spring, the owner states. 111! SUBJECT OF VIEWS WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-TJic Her. liner Taehlutt is publishing in its 'ew Years edition a symposium f views from Americnu public o.'f.ciaN. hankers and others rcfiectiiu o; iiiioii in tliiscountry as to wli.lt pi-ospei is the future holds frr Gcruiaiy under the Dawes plan for rtp.iratiou Sittle ment. The 1.1 contributors to the sym posium, compiled here on the b ."is of an inipiiry addressed to Germ n.y Outlook and caMcd to the llrrl u pa per, include Secretary Millon. t'iiair nan ItornJi of tbe senate r reign rela tions committee and Iteruird M. Itaruch, who helped flume the econo mic clauses of the Versailles treaty. Secretary Melon views the I'.uves plan as having affected "the growth of u new mental attitude and ou(lo'): on the part i f the peo.d of Germuuy and all of Kar- r.'' lie sets i,s re moval of uuci'Muiuty lis ba .1 g al ready brought d ' Certain si use of re lief' and a return to "so'it tiiit g of the o'd time Industrial vigor ami thrift." of Geiiniin.v. Kenator Itorah. regirding the Inw es idan as "on y a s.ep" in si ttl--ment of the repirati.in iroh!ein, do cLres no "plan can ever be success ful until the final umount is adjust iil." and tbat it It inevitable taat this smount be "fixed and fised with in reason." Mr. Itaruch Del etes that with Lin world turning definitely townd recon struction, the uew Gernionr "wid be of the greatest assistance in bring ing Russia bark to this ituio'phcrr of peace md work." u E Eugene Liens Invite Other Service Organization.? Of The Valley Meeting To Be Held About The Middle Of February, Is Plan For the purpose of bringing to the aucut.ou of the public the value of the wi'd l.fu of the state and also to exphuu conservation measures that aie contemplated by the state game comiutbSiou, a meeting is being plan ned oy i lie Eugene Lions club, and all other service clubs of the Willamette valley wdl be ,uv.tcd to attend, ac cording to announcement today of Ur, tC. V. Stivers, pastor of the First L hristiun church and ehnirimiu of the committee Uousin charge of 1 bo program. Tue meeting. will be held at the Chr.st.un church about the middle of February, the exact date nut yet hav ing been selected, 1 r. Stivers states. O-ber members of the J .ions club cum in it tec a &MS ting Dr. Stivers are W. It. Wallace and V. U. ltobertson. The tentative program as how out lined includes a banquet at the church starting at 0:30 p. hi. This will bu followed by a speak. ng program and men prumiueut ln the movement for conserving the wild game of the state will be present. A series of motion pictures tut in fur the state game coiiim.ss.n Wui be displayed by Otto Al. Jones, educational director of the state commission. "This meeting will be interesting and instructive and an invitation to all sportsmen ami others who are in terested in our wild game are invited iu n tfend. Imitations are to he ex tended to the Itotary and Kiwanis cluliH and the Kane County Spurts men s Ukeuciulion jis well as clubs at other cities as far south as llowe ouig.' Dr. St. vers states. As the stale legislature will be in session at Salem at the time of the nieet.ng here and the proposed gnme laws may be under dixcussluu at (hat t.me the meeting of spurt much may huve cuns.derable jnten-st tluo-igh-otit the statu, it is predicted by those who have been instrumental in launch ing the plan for the gathering. Adjusted Service Ceruficates Sent Out to Veterans WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Speeding ibrougli ibe chnueis of mail today to :ii-ni ticaites of the gold.eis bonus uct were aiiiroxuualeiy bUO.OOU adjusted erice tertii cates representing i.AM;t'u,UUO uf the ild.usted coiupi-u-aut.ou voted h congress for veterans of tbe Wond war. ' Tue .iccumuU.iou of certificates pioui scd by the smooth running u.mu-i nmcn.ucry now ... operuiiop in ilie war department and the veter ans' birtvuii was pu into the mails at iiiulu ght. ' The new year also found ready in the bureau Jtu.l'bU checks for amounts of $."SJ to less, lepreseu-ing the cash piomeuis for s.tid,.'is who served only a shrt iieriod, but the law requires that Ihesir' arc not to be mailed until ..lurch 1. French Parliament Takes Adjournment i'AIIIrs, Jju. i. M The Kreu. h parl.ument udjourued nt 7 o'clock this luoina.g utild January Kb Among tbe pcud ug uieasuies, the iinssiige of which ttus necessary bi tore the begin n ng of the new year, was the bill for provisional monthly appropriation pent! ng passage of tbe budget. An impel tun! measure up-n whb-h agreement was f.nully reached was that for ratif cstion of the agreement between the ministry of finance and he Hank of France respecting the disposition of tbe recent Amerlcin loan of 11W,0K,0X). 1U CUES EUGENE S NEW II TO BACK 1 QUI E y Manual Regulating System For 1925 Received By City Officials Public Accountant Will Be Here To Direct Installa tion Of Books Kugenu'a new city accounting sys tem goes into ct'tuct tuluorrow ur .Monday, it is uuuouuccd by .Mayor 10. li. I'artts, and representatives of Arch J. Touricllottec, certified public ac countant who is installing the buuks, wui cuiue from l'ortiuud to gut the work started. A manual regulating the accouul .ng of the city lor ItcO hus been re ceived by Judge George- A. Gduiorc and members of the city's fiuauco committee, iu order that they may tumlliaruc themselves with the new system. ' Responsibility Fixod. ".Members of the city council should faiuiiiuruc themselves with the man ual," auya Mr. Tourtelluttce, "and if it is found acceptubie it should be for mally recognized by ordinances us of ficial regulations governing tho city accounting. Jt will thereby, consti tute a detiuite respous.bilily upon all present and succeedng city officers. "The accounting system for Ku genc is so des.gned us to embrace the following rcipiisitca: Iteveuuea re cord. ng and distribution by sources of receipts and by funds; nccuuiiiiili.lity of civ officers for cash receii ti d tor oy them; general control accounts to which the receipts arc posted month ly from i nc several departmental sources; and budgetary conuiarisoi.s of actual ici cnuea with , est. mated budget receipts. Under the bend of d.siiurseiueiiia fas the recording nud distribution of all expenditures- by disposition and by funds; control of expciiditiirrH within the limitnt.ons prosciihcd by law; general cuuti . uc counls to whii h d shin-si incuts are posted monthly from the i.veriil rec ordK of original entry; and budgetary cumpar.sons of actual cxi Inures with budget expenditures. Bocks Described "The records to he l-ept Induce a general ledger; recorder's register of receipts, detailing soulces; reemder'a warrant reg sler. fund distributions; l.'corder's warrant distr.bulion ledger, detail of departmental and general ex pend. lure; recorder's cunt f no dock et; recorder's lien docket, original en try; general journal." Iu choking on money received, the recorder s leg. sler of receipts deta Is the daily cash collect ous by Judge Gil inure, by sources, reflecting ihe date received, rci e.pt - milliner, name nnd amount nnd the ibsi.-iliuliou to the several revenue or cencruj in count. In iu.iiii-ut of bills I lie payment is controlled by reitisii.ous issued by the lecoider, iu triplicate, upon uppti. ration by the head of each depart ment. The rcipiisitious state the ipiiin tity ordered, detail of articles, actual in li I it y received and iiiioted price. The original is held by the vendor, the dupl ciitc is held by the depart ment bend until d -iivi-ry of goods md then rcturm d to the ici urd'T after cor recting ipniiiliiy change. The Inpli cnie rata ned by the record -r, Is f led. The new manual contains rules for preventing future complications ur.s ing from buying and selling Invest ment securities for the account of the several sinking funds of the city, fis cal agent transact. on, fund trans fers and lien docket transactions. Italian Steamer Calls For Help NEW YOHK. J.iti. An SOS ca.l from an Italinn x.r.imer in dittrcx off the mart ftmncn hi're hetwei-n ! .May and dipt lutt)ran nin re- i v I at tli nav,il tfnr,iittitii'ittittn wirtltm Hint im lure early t"day. The air van cleflrrd of all radio t?roadraiting for n feririd of JO miij tltea. f ml no fufllirr niengfi miih if reived from the n(pnimr, The call tia hrarU at 12.0 o'clock. BOOKS TO USED MBA Earle Sande Of Salem Still May Ride Karlc Sande, Ptnr jockey, whose home is in Salem, a hospital patient until recently, is still confident that his riding days are not ended. The plucky little pilot of thoroughbreds has refused to give up hope although he was cruelly maimed at Saratoga when his mount fell. This photo graph wns made while America's premier jockey and bis wife were visit ing her parents at Cambridge, Mass. OFLOCALY.M.C.A. Tho nniimtl open i ourc of the T. M. C. A. held this nfternoon featured n pot nnd liohtty show, nnd brought roren of visitors during the after noon. "The 'oprii house wna n success in every respect," miid Frank Kherhnrt, som'tary. "We hod a largo attend niiC4 and everyone appeared to havo a good time;" Following an informnl reeoptlon of gnestH, ('. II. llohgatt, song lender, led maun ninging. The Ili-Y "Hlu MIowerM" preHeiited several Helections and Mile.H Iturleigh gnvo n baritone Kolo. A miir-ienl kit by Mrs. Donald Voting and Mrs. K. A. Stacks was greatly enjoyed, nfter which the Itev. A. H. Saunders delivered the main addrcMFt. Hefn-HlimentH were nerved, and tho V, M. t'. A. Hounds plnyed a snappy baisketball gnme with the Aineriran Ifginn, biiNineNH and profesNinnnl men tnngled in a volley ball battle. To nicht's iirogrnin cnlls for basketball gnme. Koala's vh.- Spartans and Cnmi'tH vh. i'ompiiny , from 7:U0 to !) o'clock. T That the Kngene city budget, will be udjiiMcd and that there will be tin ojiPNtion nf exceeding the conntitn tiotml liinitittion of x per cent, Is the nniiftunccnie.it of city officials today. It is pointed out tlint the county ap pnipriulioii of .$S(i fur roads was not itii'liidrd in the city figures and that tint umount ran be subtracted from thiH Item in Ihe estimates of tltc city. It in figured nut that the dirf-rence between the present budget and the limit ax wet by the constitu tion will be a matter of only a few hundred dollarw and that this etui bp ndjiiHtr'd with lien F. Keeney, county SMKct.-sor. iu ord-T that the county officii;! tuny legally accept the budget as being wi'hin the law, in the opin ion of city official. Iiritain Sends Her Reply to American Note on War Claims MINIKIN, .Inn 1. ? The Itrit lfh government has forwnrdfd through Ambassador Kellogg a long note replying to the recent cooiinuui. cation from the I'nited Ntatc gov ernment concerning participating by America in reparation receipts to meet American war damage claima. It is uiulcrNiood the note ilis-ctiSNcs the nubject in a most cordial touo. F Closing the most successful year sinco orgatiiintion, bnth In tlio way of largo Increnso In membership in all department! nnd in finances, the I'irst Christian church will hold its annual meeting nt the church this evening. Following tho presentation nf the yearly reports from tho vari ous departments tho officers for tho coming year will bo elected. Kvery department of tho church has shown n remarkable, gain during inL'-l nnd these figures will bo a aitr prlso to many of tho congregation, according to the announcement today of Dr. K. V. Stivers, pastor. No plana for any additional build ing for the church ars planned for tho coming year, according to pres ent indications, Dr. ritivcrs states. Record Crowds Join In Welcoming Year NEW y0P.lv Jan.' 1. Record crowds, despite the rapidly falling temperatures, milled about Uio side walks of New York far into tho early I'ouri on New Year's day In a carni val spirit, tooting horns and clanging cowbells, to make 'their greeting to the New l'etir audiblu over tho shrill whistles and the church chimes. In the tJieatrlcul district, the mam of people were kept in some form of slow motion by 1100 extra policemen, who were nearly overwhelmed when the theatres poured out their patrons nt the approach of midnight, 1'rohibltlon enforcement ranks were greatly reinforced but only one raid of any consequence was made during tbe morning hours, when $,'000 worth of liquor was relzed in an east nidc restaurant. rpTV A ' V I JJr i , ' fly AltTllL'lt HHIKIUNE (Copyright, 1021, by Star Coinpiny) Wall street buys anil sells two tuilllou shares a dny now, nnd nobody notices It. We quickly get used to prosperity. Ilrokers would consiucr a ''million share day" sn insult. Itut cull money with which lambs gamble weut to five and a half per cent yes terday. A few days ago It was two nud a half. Wall street does untice tlmt it's rather ssid to pay for gamb ling money as high an intercut rate as merchants and manufacturers h.ive to pny for legitimate business loans, t The rest ntock gambling will begin early in this new year. Then look out for skyrocketing, to be followed by some falls that will make tbe specu lators know Just bow Ilumpty-Ituinp-ty f -It. (Senator Underwood, and others GILES HOLER OF SEATTLE IS Car Found Standing On Co-" burg- Road When Flood Waters Receda Body Is Located 200 Yards Downstream This Morn ing By Officers In the watera of tie draw about 200 yards below the Perry street bridge the body of Charles Adler, 42, salesman for the Stewart and Holmes Drug company of Seattle, waa found about 8 o'clock thia morning. Search had been under way for Mr. Adler since late yesterday afternoon when It was reported to Sheriff Taylor that a sedan hod been standing be side the eraw on the Cobnrg road since Tuesdoy night about a quarter of a mile north of the bridge. It ia believed that Mr. Adler, who . Tuesday had been at Coburg obtain ing orders, was. stopped by the high watera on his return and atepped out tf tho car over the bank into deep water not knowing that there was a drop there. . Tho right door of tho car waa open DROWNED HERE and it is presumed that Mr. Adler stepped out of the machine when Ins engine atalled. A search of tho car by tho aheriff loto yesterday showed by order booki that Mr. Adler had been at Coburg Tuesday and tbia was vorified by merchants of that city. There will probably be no Inquest, according to Coroner W. W. Brau atclter as it ia plain that tho drown ing was an accident. Relatives of Mr. Adler were notified last night of the possibility that be sad been.drownel. Tho draw where Mr. Adler waa drowned ia considered dangerous in times of high water and resident of that district reported to the county officials today that two other men had ' stepped into the deep water during the psst two daya but they managed to get out aafely. Several yeara ago it ia said that a team of horses was drowned in tho waters of the draw " which have a awlft current whenever the Willamette overflows Its banks. Teachers Opposed ' To Churchill Plan . PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 1. Close of the annual convention of the Ore gon State Teachers' association her late yesterday was marked by the adoption by principals and superin tendents of a resolution declaring in favor of a comprehensive normal school program, and against a plau proposed by State Superintendent of l'ublic Instruction J. A. Churchill, for the establishment of ten or nioro nor mal courses in connection with high schools. Holding Mr. Churchill's plan a lunkculiift, tho sensa of the resolu tion was that an effurt should be made for appropriations for a new district norma! school. -Sky Rockots Now 1,)0,000,000 Years -Clothes, $900 ji Mouth whose pure, Innocent souls aro above mere profit, might llko to know some thing about tho value of power shirrs and what It would mean to the On ernl Klectric .company if kind .Mr. Underwood should nuke tho Ucnernl Klectric tho private owner of Uncle Sum's plant nt Muscle SJicnls. Take one little light and power in vestment made by the far-seeing 1. t Ills wife asked blm to Invest Tot her $10,000. He pi id nine thousand three hundred dollars for glO.OOO par value of power bonds. Tbey car ried the right of exchange for com mon stock nt par. lie exchanged the SIO.fKK) bonds for one hundred sharos of common slock. The cotnp.ioy Is sued ten shares of stock for one. The 10,000 investnieut could be sold yes terday for 100.500. You'll admit that (Continued on page four)